New Delhi : The Trump administration has proposed a major change to how H-1B visas are given out. Instead of using a random lottery, visas would be offered first to jobs that require higher skills and pay higher wages. The H-1B visa is widely used by technology companies to hire foreign workers.

This proposal, announced on Tuesday, is President Trump’s latest effort to change the H-1B program, which critics say takes jobs from Americans. Earlier, the White House also introduced a USD 100,000 fee on new H-1B applications, effective September 21. The government later clarified the fee applies only to new applications, not renewals. Both the new fee and the wage-based selection plan are likely to face court challenges.

Every year, only 85,000 new H-1B visas are available, although universi

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